Combined bottle holder and protector.



PATENTED OCT. 4, 1904.

R. DAUGHIRTAI. COMBINED BOTTLE HOLDER AND PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

lll elz 120561, l) 46 2/ g UNITED STATES Patented October 4, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT DAUGHIRTAI, OF SOHENEOTADY, NEW YORK, ASSIGN OR OF ONE- HALF TOJAMES H. SWATLING, OF OOHOES, NEW YORK.

COMBINED BOTTLE HOLDER AND PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 771,768, dated October4, 1904.

Application filed November 20, 1903- Serial NO. 132,018- (N model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT DAUGHIRTAI, a citizen of the United States,residing at Schenectady, in the county of Schenectady and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in a Combined BottleHolder and Protector, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined bottle holder and protector, and isdesigned for pro- Viding convenient means for suspending anursing-bottle within reach of a child and at the same time form aprotector which will effectually safeguard the bottle against breakage.These results are accomplished by the means and inthe manner hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims following thedescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, wherein Figure 1 is a view in elevation,partially in section, illustrating the manner of supporting the bottle;and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bottle-holder and protector.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates anursing-bottle ofany suitable, ordinary, or preferred construction, and 2 a reticulatedwire support and protector therefor, comprising a contractile neck 3 atone end and a ring or annulus 4 at its opposite end, the neck 3 and thebutt4 being connected by longitudinal wires 5 and transverse annularwires 6.

The protector is preferably formed from wire, as follows: Commencing atthe point such as 7 for example, the end of the wire is bent to form aloop 8 and is thence bent in the form of a semicircle to a point 9, andfrom the latter point it is bent longitudinally to embrace one side ofthe bottle, the longitudinal turn of the wire being suitably curved tocorrespond to the curvature of the bottle. At one extremity saidlongitudinal portion is bent to form a loop 10 and is then bent to forma ring 11, which passes through the loop 10, and at a point on theopposite side of said ring is bent to form a loop 12, which looselyencircles the ring 11, and the wire is then bent longitudinally toembrace the opposite side of the loottransversely around thelongitudinal wires and are twisted about the latter, as indicated at 14.A reticulated wire casing is thus formed, through the butt-end of whichmay be inserted the nursing-bottle, the neck of the bottle passingthrough the contractile ring 3, which being constructed in the manner described, automatically adjusts itself about the neck of thenursing-bottle. The buttend of the protector or holder is open, as

shown, so as to form a convenient means for the insertion of the bottle.To the butt-ring 4 is secured a hinged latch 15, comprising a wire bentintermediate its ends to form a latch 16, the two portions of the wirebeing thereafter bent and crossed at their extremities and looselytwisted around the ring 4, as indicated at 17. The latch thusconstructed forms a hinged closure for the butt-end of the protector andis locked in place, as will hereinafter appear. One of the longitudinalwires 5 is twisted around one of the transverse wires 6, as indicated at18, and at its other end is twisted about the butt-ring 4, said wireintermediate its length being twisted upon itself to form an eye 19 bymeans of which the holder may be suspended from a rod 25 or othersuitable support, and this support may be connected to a baby-carriageor elsewhere, as may be desired, by means of a clamp 22 of any suitableconstruction. The end of the wire attached to the butt-ring 4 is bentupon itself and is thence bent upwardly and outwardly to form a catch20, which is adapted to be engaged by the loop 16 on the latchhereinbefore referred to.

In practice the butt-end of the protector is opened by unhinging thelatch from the hook and swinging said latch away from the butt-end ofthe protector, after which a nursing-bottle may be readily inserted inthe holder through the open butt-end and the contractile ring 3 willautomatically adjust itself to the neck of the bottle. The butt-end ofthe holder is then closed by swinging the latch 15 into position tocause the loop 16 to spring over the hook or catch 20, the resiliency ofthe wire operating to hold the latch and hook in engagement with oneanother. The protector and its inclosed bottle may now be swung orsuspended by means of the eye 19 from any suitable support.

The reticulated protector constructed in the manner before describedforms not only a convenient support for the bottle, but also a protectorfor the same, which forms an effectual safeguard against the breakage ofthe bottle. Furthermore, the contractile ring or annulus automaticallyaccommodates itself to the neck of the bottle and firmly holds thelatter in place, while the hinged latch on the butt'end of the holderwhen locked in place effectually prevents the bottle from beingaccidentally removed or displaced from the holder. The longitudinal andtransverse wires twisted together in the manner described form a stili'rigid casing which completely encircles the bottle and forms a protectedcasing of suflicient rigidity to resist all ordinary shocks and otheraccidents that such bottles are liable to.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a combined bottlesupport and protector comprising a reticulated wire casing having acontractile ring at one end arranged to embrace the neck of the bottleand an open ring at its other end for the insertion of the bottle,longitudinal wires connecting together said rings, transverse wirespassing around and intertwisted with said longitudinal wires, and apivoted latch on the ring at the butt-end of the device for locking thebottle in place, substantially as described.

2. A combined bottle support and protector comprising agreticulated wirecasing having a ring at one end for encircling the neck of the bottle,an open ring at the other end for permitting the insertion of thebottle, longitudinal wires connecting said rings, transverse wiresintertwisted With the longitudinal wires, a hinged latch comprising awire bent intermediate its ends to form a loop and loosely twisted atits ends about one side of the ring at the butt-end of the device, oneof said vertical wires being arched outwardly to form a bail and bent atone end to form a hook arranged to be engaged by the loop on theswinging latch, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A combined bottle support and protector comprising a reticulated wirecasing having a ring at one end for encircling the neck of the bottle,an open ring at the other end for the insertion of the bottle,longitudinal and transverse wires intertwisted together, thelongitudinal wires being connected to the rings, a hinged latchconsisting of a wire bent intermediate its ends to form a loop andloosely twisted at its extremities about one side of the ring at thebutt-end of the device, one of said longitudinal wires being archedupwardly to form a bail and bent at its lower end to form a hookarranged to be engaged by the loop, substantially for the purposespecified.

4. A combined bottle support and protector comprising a reticulated wirecasing having a contractile ring at one end for encircling the neck ofthe bottle and at its other bent into annular shape to form a ring atthe butt-end of the device, longitudinal wires connecting said rings,transverse wires encircling the longitudinal wires and intertwistedtherewith, a hinged latch for closing the butt-end of the casing, and abail attached to and forming a support for said casing, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.-

ROBERT DAUGHIRTAL Witnesses:

JAMES H. SWATLING, SoLoMoN SWATLING.

